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Topic: The Impact of Performance on Executive Compensation Your paper must be double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, and should be formatted using a 12-point typeface. It is important that your topic reach beyond the scope of the course notes and that it can be adequately addressed in 7 to 10 pages. Papers longer than 10 pages in length will be penalized. This page count does not include any title, index, appendix, or bibliography pages. At the minimum length requirement, three to four pages of your paper should be dedicated to describing the information obtained on the accounting topic, and three to four pages to providing your analysis. Indicate why the issue is significant to the accounting profession. Ensure that you include a strong conclusion supported by your research and analysis. Analyze something current and relevant to the accounting profession or accounting theorya controversial topic might be a good start. Professional association magazines, such as CGA (look for topics like harmonization of international accounting standards, or investigative and forensic accounting), CA (topics like auditor independence, ethics, Web trust), and CMA, are good sources for topic and research ideas. Include a bibliography with your research paper to indicate sources used (beyond the course notes)such as books, articles, magazines, and Web sites. If you spent too much time on fact and history you will not get good marks. You need to focus more on the issues and tie this in to some of the related theories of the course. Remember the analytical part, pros, cons, recommendation. A sample of MLA sites for business papers that refer to section headings: http://www.experiment-resources.com/mla-writing-format.html http://www.dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Levi-MLA.pdf http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ Textbook we are using: Scott, W. R. (2012). Financial Accounting Theory (6th ed.). Toronto: Pearson Education Canada. ISBN: 978-0-13-511915-0 Marking Key Marks Available Research Breadth of research 10 Various views shown 10 Bibliography 10 30 Knowledge/Topic Demonstrating accounting knowledge 10 Depth of analysis 10 Current relevance 10 30 Writing Introduction 5 Readability/Headings 5 Grammar 5 Spelling and use of terms 5 Accounting theory 5 Professional terminology 5 Recommendations 5 Conclusion 5 40 Total Marks 100